From Timbucktwo
We spent 2 home leaves in Florida at the D&D Missionry Homes. It was great to have a roomy house on the grounds and we could attend various services and prayer meetings. In English! Grandma Joseph even came down and stayed a while...long enough so I could have some 20 ladies in for a birthday party for her.
One of my very special friends during one of these stays was Phyllis Rilling. Phyllis and Emil were on leave from Zimbabwe.
One day Phyllis and i set out for somewhere and we decided that I would drive going and she would take the wheel coming back. Phyllis was driving and suddenly she decided to make a left turn where she shouldn’t have. Immediately from behind came the wailing of a police car siren! Just as she moved to the side of the road to stop, she groaned, “I forgot my driver’s license at home!”
A young policeman came to her side as she rolled down the window and reiterated what we already knew....that wrong turn! Then he asked, “May I see your driver’s license?”
When Phyllis told him her dilemma, he quipped, “Oh, oh, you’ve got 2 counts against you,” and then stepped away to talk on his then-walkie talkie.
My tender-hearted friend was visibly shaken and I’m sure our policeman friend saw that from the beginning. He soon came back and relaxed with his two elbows on the window ledge as he bantered, “You’re really in luck. I can’t find a policeman to write up a ticket, so you’ll have to listen to me lecture.” He actually seemed to be getting a kick out of it all.
To try to help or at least offer an excuse, I ventured, “She’s from Africa and I’m from Japan.” He had a quick realistic reply for me: “I don’t care if you’re from Timbucktwo. She broke a law!”
Then he good naturedly ushered us to drive on! Without giving us a ticket! I’m sure both of us “foreigners” in America made double sure we had our driver’s licenses when we went out after that!
One of my very special friends during one of these stays was Phyllis Rilling. Phyllis and Emil were on leave from Zimbabwe.
One day Phyllis and i set out for somewhere and we decided that I would drive going and she would take the wheel coming back. Phyllis was driving and suddenly she decided to make a left turn where she shouldn’t have. Immediately from behind came the wailing of a police car siren! Just as she moved to the side of the road to stop, she groaned, “I forgot my driver’s license at home!”
A young policeman came to her side as she rolled down the window and reiterated what we already knew....that wrong turn! Then he asked, “May I see your driver’s license?”
When Phyllis told him her dilemma, he quipped, “Oh, oh, you’ve got 2 counts against you,” and then stepped away to talk on his then-walkie talkie.
My tender-hearted friend was visibly shaken and I’m sure our policeman friend saw that from the beginning. He soon came back and relaxed with his two elbows on the window ledge as he bantered, “You’re really in luck. I can’t find a policeman to write up a ticket, so you’ll have to listen to me lecture.” He actually seemed to be getting a kick out of it all.
To try to help or at least offer an excuse, I ventured, “She’s from Africa and I’m from Japan.” He had a quick realistic reply for me: “I don’t care if you’re from Timbucktwo. She broke a law!”
Then he good naturedly ushered us to drive on! Without giving us a ticket! I’m sure both of us “foreigners” in America made double sure we had our driver’s licenses when we went out after that!
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